Ditchbank disk plow



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ATTD RN EYE Dec. 5 1950 F. J. MARTIN BITCH BANK DISK PLow 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 10, 1948 ATTD RN EYS Patented Dec. 5, 195() FF I CE 'SLUNITED ES :$2,533,129

DITCHBANK DISK PEOW `zfFrankJr MartnyE-ranklin; La.

ApplicationMayJO, 192158; Serial' No'. 26,052

e claims. (chave-:513) I This invention relates to a ditch bank plow Manduextending" over thaw-heel muto-*support a adapted to be directly connected to a tractor. iiseatZll.

It is an object of the present invention to pro- \"1Il-1eouter ends :of 'the arms I6 andl8ja re-con vide a vditch' bank plow having a disk gang -inected'togetherbyaplated.ffromwhlclrdepends mounted for lateral adjustment along laterally 5 ifanarmflZBtow-hich a cable v2I is connected. The extending Supporting beams and wherein there "fcable'Ifiwillextendforwardly-to'the side of the i' is anoperators-stationat one side of thefimplefftractor. fment' adjacentto a'orank forfeifectingjthelat- The-draftelement FVI I -is-rig-idly connected-*to eral-adjustmentofthedisk gang along-'the'im- 'fthef-ar-ms' leandfl'andthe same :extends rearplement andwhereinditch banks at a variableM-,w wgrdwmfetheiguidearm ig 1-,0-Supp0rt a-chain'fg distance from the tractorcan be at all .times il'A"-chairi29 may-sbeconnected tothe-rear guide `-,properly :reached by the adjustment ofthefdisk armed Srasshown iniFig.- 4. These chains -28 and gang 'along'th implement. Semayservefto 'liitfthefimplementsor toconne'ct Other objects of the present invention are to other implements thereto. provide a ditch bank plow for tractors which is 15 Adjustable along the guide arms I3 and I8 is of simple construction, easy to connect to the a slide 3| to which is adjustably connected tractor, inexpensive to manufacture, easy toadbrackets 32 and disk gang bearings 33 supportjust and efficient in operation. f ing a disk gang shaft 34 having disk gangs 35 For other objects and for a better understandthereon. On the plate 25 is a pulley 36 over ing of the invention, reference may be had to g@ which is extended a cable 37 having its ends the following detailed description taken in conconnected as indicated at 33 and 39 to opposite nection with the accompanying drawing, in ends of the slide 3l. This cable 31 extends about which a spool 4I located adjacent the seat 24 and Fig. l is a top plan view of the ditch bank plow adapted to be rotated by gear 42 extending from embodying the features of the present inven- 25 the side of the brace 2l, a worm 43 meshing with tion. the gear 42 and from which extends a shaft 44 Fig. 2 is aside elevational View. having a crank wheel 45 thereon. The crank Fig. Sis a front elevational view. wheel lies adjacent the seat 24 so that the op- Fig. 4 is arear elevational View. erator can easily manipulate the same as the Fig. 5 is an elevational view of one of the disk 30 tractor with the implement is proceeding alone gang supporting brackets. the ditch bank.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken While various changes may be made in the through one of the disk gang brackets. detail construction, it shall be understood that Fig. 7 is an end elevational view of the slide. Suh Changes shall be within the spirit and SCOP@ Referring now to the gures, I0 and II repre- 35 0f the present IlVeIli'fOIl eS dened by the a10- sent respectively laterally spaced draft elements Pended Claims.

adapted to be connected at their forward ends I claim:

to a tractor. On the element II is a vertically 1. A ditch bank plow comprising laterally extending slot I2 which permits the element to spaced draft elements, one of said draft elements be adjusted up and down on the tractor. The 40 having a depending DOIOH, a forward guide element II] has a depending portion I3 to which is arm laterally extending across the draft elements connected a transverse sleeve I4, Fig. 3, for the and rigidly secured thereto, a rear guide arm connection of a ground supporting wheel I5 thererearwardly spaced from the forward guide arm with. A laterally extending guide or arm I6 is extending laterally and rigidly connected to one connected to the upper edge of the draft ele- 45 0f the draft elements, the other draft element ment II'I by welding as indicated at I'I, Fig. 2. having a depending portion, the rearward guide Rearwardly of the guide arm I6 is a parallel arm having an integral depending portion and guide arm I8 which extends outwardly to the a lateral portion extending from the depending same distance as the arm I6. portion, said depending portion of the other To the inner end of the arm I8 there is con- 50 draft element rigidly connected to the dependneeted t0 depend dOWIlWaI'dly. a Pipe eXtenSOrl ing portion of the rear guide arm, a Wheel con- IS to which the wheel sleeve I4 is integrally C011- nected to the portion of the guide arm extending nected. A brace ZI extends upwardly from the from the denending portion of the same, an Op- Wheel SleeVe OVeI Which iS SHDDOIted a Seal? arm erators station connected to the rear guide arm '22 Connected IDO the Teal guide arm by a 1001i? 23 55 and extending over the supporting wheel, a slide 3 adjustable on the guide arms, a disk gang connected to the slide, and mechanism connected to the slide and operable from the operators station for effecting the adjustment of the slide and gang on the guide arm.

2. A ditch bank plow comprising laterally spaced draft elements, one of said draft elements having a depending portion, a forward guide arm laterally extending across the draft elements and rigidly secured thereto, a rear guide arm rearwardly spaced from the forward guide arm extending laterally and rigidly connected to one of the draft elements, the other draft element having a depending portion, the rearward guide arm having an integral depending portion and a lateral portion extending from the depending portion, said depending portion of the other draft element rigidly connected to the depending portion of the rear guide arm, a wheel connected to the portion of the guide arm extending from the depending portion of the same, an operators station connected to the rear guide arm and extending over the supporting wheel, a slide adjustable on the guide arms, a disk gang connected to the slide, and mechanism connected to the slide and operable from the operators station for effecting the adjustment of the slide and gang on the guide arm, and a brace support extending upwardly from the lateral portion on the depending portion of the rear guide arm and adapted to support the operators station, said mechanism for adjusting the slide comprising a spool journalled on the brace support, a gear connected to the spool, an operating shaft having a gear meshing with the gear on the spool and lhaving a hand1e extending to a location near the operators station, a pulley device connected to the outer ends of the guide arms, and a cable connected between the pulley and the spool and connected to the slide.

3. A ditch bank plow as in claim 1 wherein a plate is provided for connecting the outer ends of the guide arms together and the mechanism connected to the slide and operable from the operators station for effecting the adjustment of the slide and gang on the guide arm, comprises a pulley on said plate, a spool adjacent the operators station operating mechanism for rotating said spool and a cable extending between the pulley and the spool and connected to the opposite ends of the slide.

FRANK J. MARTIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 820,635 Fox May 15, 1906 1,256,404 Watts Feb. 12, 1918 2,269,344 Nelson Jan. 6, 1942 FOREGN PATENTS Number Country Date 649,502 France Sept. 3, 1928 

